Crossword clues for oocyte
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context cytology English) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
WordNet
n. a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
Wikipedia
An oocyte (, ), oöcyte, ovocyte, or rarely ocyte, is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum, or egg cell. An oocyte is produced in the ovary during female gametogenesis. The female germ cells produce a primordial germ cell (PGC), which then undergoes mitosis, forming oogonia. During oogenesis, the oogonia become primary oocytes. An oocyte is a form of genetic material that can be collected for cryoconservation. Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources have been put into action as a means of conserving traditional livestock.
Usage examples of "oocyte".
Stephanie was about to begin the process of nuclear transfer, otherwise known as therapeutic cloning, by extracting the nucleus of a mature oocyte whose DNA had been stained with a fluorescent dye.
The oocyte now had a new nucleus with a full complement of chromosomes.
To initiate the conversion, Stephanie carefully transferred the artificially altered oocyte into the first of several activation mediums.
I settled for a blanket from the X-ray room and, wrapped to the chin, sat on the padded chair in the office, put my feet up on the desk and read an article in a veterinary journal about oocyte transfers from infertile mares into other mares for gestation, and the possible repercussions in the thoroughbred stud book.
I was told they can supply us with human oocytes without any problem whatsoever.
Did you happen to see that there is an article about oocytes in the journal they gave us?
Even Paul Saunders had helped by acting true to his word and producing ten fresh human oocytes twelve hours after they had been requested.
What she was hoping to do was to ascertain the origin of the oogonia and the oocytes they were culturing and maturing.
If obtaining human oocytes is the goal, the fetal ovary is the mother lode.
I see it is that we accepted the oocytes before we knew the details of their origin.
Wingate transferred the fertilized oocytes to fresh growth medium containing a higher concentration of serum.
Molly with should have caused her to develop multiple oocytes to maturity this cycle, instead of the usual one.
But the steps necessary to achieve exact diploid complements would be these: There must be intervention in gametogenesis in each parent just before meiotic division-reduction of chromosome number-that is, one would start with primary spermatocytes and primary oocytes, unreduced diploids.
The human egg cell, or oocyte, that was snared by the slight suction exerted through the blunt end of the holding pipette was no different from its approximately five dozen siblings.
She felt far too jazzed up for such a painstaking task as enucleating oocytes.